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WorksheetsMachine Unit Study Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is gravity?
a)
A mythical creature that only comes out at night.
b)
A force that pulls all objects off the Earth.
c)
A force that pulls all objects down to the earth.
d)
The energy needed to make an object move.
2.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
3.
Which choice is an example of a pulley?
a)
Axe
b)
Seesaw
c)
Crane
d)
Tunnel
4.
Which choice is an example of an inclined plane?
a)
A ramp
b)
Seesaw
c)
Bottle Cap
d)
Ferris Wheel
5.
What is the center point of a lever called?
a)
Fulcrum
b)
A Thingy
c)
Cheese
d)
A Brick
6.
A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects easier.
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
7.
How could I reduce the effort force needed to lift the load?
a)
move the fulcrum away from the load
b)
move the fulcrum closer to the load
c)
place the fulcrum in the middle
8.
Flagpole
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
9.
What force opposes motion motion and decreases the efficiency of a machine?
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
pressure
10.
A door is an example of this class of lever.
a)
1st class
b)
2nd class
c)
3rd class
11.
What class of lever is a fishing pole?
a)
Class 1
b)
Class 2
c)
Class 3
12.
What class is of lever is a shovel?
a)
1st class
b)
2nd class
c)
3rd class
13.
What simple machine can be used to split things apart and also it can hold open a door?
a)
Lever
b)
Pulley
c)
Wedge
d)
Screw
14.
What simple machine holds things together?
a)
Wedge
b)
Screw
c)
Lever
d)
Pulley
15.
What kind of work is made easier by the wheels of this object?
a)
pushing a heavy load
b)
lifting a heavy load
c)
dividing a heavy load
d)
holding a small load
16.
What type of simple machine are these people using to move the wheel chair into the school bus?
a)
lever
b)
wedge
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
17.
This picture is an example of a _________.
a)
pulley
b)
wedge
c)
wheel and axle
d)
screw
18.
What does friction do to an object?
a)
it helps it move
b)
it slows it down
c)
it make the object go faster
d)
it pushes it
19.
A fishing pole is an example of a compound machine. What simple machines are used to make up this compound machine?
a)
lever, wheel and axle, pulley
b)
wheel and axle, inclined plane, pulley
c)
wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane
20.
Lightbulb
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
screw
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